Boss: Scorpion (Walkthrough)

The massive Scorpion boss gleams with the blue crystal Onyx that is susceptible only to the Nemean Cestus. We highly recommend a fully upgraded Cestus for this fight. As soon as the fight starts the Scorpion will snatch you up in its pincers. Tap R1 + L1 to escape.

As soon as you hit the ground, evade around the side of the Scorpion. Your first targets are the Onyx-covered legs. If you destroy the Onyx shielding on the three legs on one side of the Scorpion it will fall to the ground stunned. An extremely useful attack in this battle is the Nemean Cestus' spin attack called Ferocious Bite (L1 + CIRCLE). Use this to chip away at the Onyx on the legs.

Stand between two legs and jump, then execute Ferocious Bite several times on your way down. This will make it possible to whittle away at the Onyx-encrusted legs very quickly since you can hit more than one at a time. During your attack, ignore the smaller Scorpions on the ground and focus on the boss. Your Ferocious Bite attacks should hit them anyway.

The giant Scorpion won't be able to hit you with many attacks while you are at its side, but you can evade to avoid its stinger-smashing attack. The best defense is a good offense in this battle, though, and the faster you crack the Onyx on the legs the less damage you'll end up taking.

Once you break the crystal off all of the legs on one side of the monster it will collapse. Approach its face and attack it with a Nemean Rage magic attack and a few Ferocious Bites. This will cause a prompt to appear over the head allowing you to do some real damage. Follow the button commands to rip out one of the Scorpion's "teeth."

The Scorpion will scurry away, leaving you to fend off its spawn. Use Brutal Kills (CIRCLE) on the smaller Scorpions to refill your health bar. When the colossal foe reappears, return to your leg-attacking strategy. You still just need to take out an entire row of Onyx-encrusted legs on one side of the Scorpion. It might run away as you attack it this time, so use the opportunity to stock up on health using the smaller critters.

Once you destroy all the crystals on one side, the Scorpion will collapse again. Approach its head and attack it, using Nemean rage once again to damage it significantly. When a prompt appears, follow the buttons shown carefully.

You'll eventually be thrown off the beast and the camera will ship behind you as you fly back towards it. Dodge the ice spikes on your way and be ready to hit another button as soon as you get close to the Scorpion. You can use the RIGHT ANALOG STICK to dodge the ice spikes as you fly.

Finish the Scorpion off with this final button sequence and it will be frozen solid. Attack it to destroy it for good.